Tissue dispenser combined with flush tank



TISSUE DISPENSER COMBINED WITH FLUSH TANK Filed April 4. 1947 f/v l/E/V TUA? am VM@ Patented Mar. 14, 1950 TISSUE nIsRENsER COMBINED WITH FLUsn TANK Burton H. Locke, Framingham, Mass. Application April 4, 1947Sela'l No. 739,307

tanks for closets which aiords a utility featurev as a component part thereof and thereby eliminates one of the several devices that are necessary in a bath room. The objects `of theinventionam to provide a place to house rolled toilet tissue that will conserve the space generally required for suspending same on the wall, as is common practice heretofore, and to achieve a sanitary condition by completely enclosing the roll of tissue. Another object is to aiiord ameans whereby the tissue can be readily sheared' lfrom `the roll with-out the roll unwinding and thereby dis! pensing excessive tissue. It appears obvious that a roll of tissue can be housed in a conventional flush tank by the addition of aseparate water#l tight compartment therein without substantially changing the size or shape of same. Also, it is well known that flush tanks are generally positioned in the back of the closet, as shown in the accompanying drawing, which positions same desirably to house the roll of tissue. Having conceived these facts and having the objectivesset forth in my application for improvement in Dispensers for rolled paper, iiled March 14, 1947, Serial No. 734,706, now abandoned, in mind, I conceive the invention set forth in the following specincations:

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a conventional flush tank with cover in its general relative location to a closet and shows my improvement when applied to the flush tank cover.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of same.

Figure 3 is a top View showing the flush tank of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a side elevation similar to Figure 1 showing my improvement when applied to the flush tank.

Figure 5 is an enlarged section showing the dispenser unit as it would appear when arranged in the flush tank cover to support the roll of tissue axially on a spindle.

My improvement in flush tanks for -closets comprises the addition of a compartment III, either in the tank cover II as best shown by Figure 1, or in the tank I2 as shown by Figure 4. Compartment IU is suitable to house a roll of toilet tissue I3 which is preferably supported at its periphery by the housing, although same could be supported by a spindle I4 that could be slid through the roll of tissue I3 and then dropped into U guides I5, or other suitable supports, that are fastened to, or made integral with, the sides I8, of compartment I0, all as shown by Figure 5.

I 5 Claims.

Obviously, compartment I0 would be i'mmured from the water A that ilows through the tank and would. be positioned to eliminate interference with the conventional operating mechanism of the tank, such as the float I1 shown, and the float. valve; stand pipe; operating levers and linkage etc. which are deemed unnecessary to be shown in the drawing. Whether the compartment I0 is located in` the tank cover II. or in the tank I2, the essential details are substantially the same. There is an opening I8, into compartment I0, to permit the insertion of the roll of tissue I3 and a cover I9, either being loose, or hinged in. some convenient manner to the flush tank or its cover, as the case may warrant, as shown by 20.l There is a slot 2| formed, in this instance, by the joining of the cover I9 and its cooperating seat 22, and the outer edge 23 thereof is suitably constructed to shear the tissue thereon. In the instance shown, a blade 24, with a serrated edge 25, is attached to seat 22 in some conventional manner to form shearing edge 23. However, when practical the blade 24 could be eliminated and a suitable shearing edge could be formed integrally on seat 22. The shearing edge 23 is a distance outside of compartment I0 so that the free end of the tissue will be left protruding outside the compartment, after same is sheared, for the user to grasp at subsequent times. Cover I9 is notched out at 26 to permit the user to place thumb or nger onto the end of the tissue for dispensing same from the compartment.

Flush tanks are generally located on the wall in back of, and slightly above, the closet 21, substantially as shown by Figures 1 and 2, and would thus serve as a convenient place for the roll of tissue to be housed. A quick tug on the dispensed end of the tissue as shown at B causes the tissue to be sheared on edge 23 without further unwinding of the tissue roll which insures against excessive tissue being dispensed. When compartment I 0 is located at the bottom of the ush tank as shown by Figure 4, some conventional means, such as bolt 28, is required to hold cover I9a up into position to support the roll of tissue. However, in this instance cover I9a could be eliminated if the roll of tissue was supported on a spindle similar to that shown by Figure 5, by sacriiicing the sanitary feature set forth.

Although it appears that either the arrangement shown by Figure 1 or by Figure 5 is the preferred construction, I do not wish to be confined to any exact details as same are susceptible ot modification without departing from the spirit Socits tank, said' depression being suitable to receive 10"' and house a roll of toilet tissue immuned from` the water normally flowing through the said tank".l a slot for dispensing the tissue tort'iefrdntlotli tank, a movable cover for said depression to coin# plete the enclosure of the roll of=tissuegiagprd- 155;

jecting portion at said slot with the outerie'dge` thereof being adapted to sever tiietissnefftliere'orie.

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The combination of an open top ush tank as removable cover therefor the tankyhaving 'valvef withh operating. mechanism* therefor, Ath vcover'having a cavity extending down into the tank, said cavity being watertight, in resp et to the normalflow of water through the tissu@ immuried from the said water, a slot for disgiensingfgtlie-tissue to the front of the tank, a r for the'sai depression to complete an enretof'tlifrhllof tissue, means for severing issue from the roll after being dispensed th ougfi the said slot. `conventional oat valve-and operating mecha- 205 Affiush tank cover Having a cavity thatwlill dwminta'snftakf :nidv being "suitabiev that normally' now in* cavi 'miraron wenn.

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